help please jimbo

Sounds like bs to me.

Average over last 2yrs ,,64amps per 24hrs ,used as fridge and freezer ,freezer = minus 15/18c , fridge section 2/4c ,dairy 4/7c ,,,,,64 divided by 24 = 2.66 ,,, brotherinlaw has the 80 Engle ,he tells me that his average per 24hr is so close to the same that he was thinking of changing to a Waeco as they need smaller freezer area with larger fridge area, did not mean to h/jack Jimbos thunder ,,LOL.

Im sure Jimbo will know,
I think from memory my 110 waeco uses about 4.8a, with an hourly average of about 3.5a, less in winter and more in summer.
Suspect the engel dealer is talking craap, as the 2 units use a similar compressor.
My old chestcold used 10a and the compressor units are much more efficient.
How ya been anyway Mr D ?

Cheers Pesty

It might be time to pull out the (UK) link that was thrown around EO the other day and test its figures :-) Seems to be somewhere on the ball with the figures quoted so far. BTW, the link was to here ==> Site Link

Andrew

Yes 58 to 60 amps / 24 hours is what I get with mine. The cover helps and good thick cables.

Jim,

The Waeco 80 _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx 5.5 amps when running. It can draw 7 amps on turbo setting, not that there is a sensible reason to use it.

10 amps is a blatant lie as is 2 amps for the Engel. The bloke who told him this is a deceptive wanker.

When we were away at Christmas in the stinking 40 plus heat (you must remember it), the Waeco ran almost non stop during the day. I reckon it pulled 70 amps during the daylight hours. Last weekend in the cold it hardly cycled, lucky to use 45 amps in 24 hours.

It's a big fridge and _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx plenty of power. I do run mine extra cold. When running as all fridge it operates at -2 down the beer end and +4 at the other end. This is perfect for me, I like my beer super cold and stuff that I don't want to freeze goes down the other end (vegies etc), with meat in the middle at about zero. Stuff like lettuce and tomatoes goes in the "Dairy" section which holds at about 8.

Fair Dinkhum, you don't get anything for free. A compressor fridge is essentially a compressor fridge. A certain amount of electricity produces only a certain amount of cold, give or take a bit. Insulation may vary between brands, but it can't make a world of difference.

Cheers,

Jim.

We will be testing the 80l waeco again this week. Last trip we got 50 hours our of the battery and it still had 12.2v in it (exide extreme). I think we fluked it a little - ran as all fridge, but had a couple of frozen items in it, and on the 4 hour drive out to the spot we cranked it up (down) quite a bit so everything was almost frozen when we stopped, so it wouldn't have to cycle very much for a day or so.

This time we can cheat, as we now have a 3rd battery in a portable box in the back....well we have the box and I'll take the card to the shops tomorrow....

I will try to document the battery power and fridge settings/temp for the 3 days we will be gone

Cheers Andrew

G'day all,

Nothing for nothing but buggar all this talk about which is better Waeco or Engel...why not stick to a bloody good Aussie made fridge that has better insulation and still has a Danfoss compressor...Evakool? Proven, reliable and Australian, you couldn't ask for more!!

Rob

Sounds like a bit of a porky pie from the "guy at work..."

The dealers I have visited sell both the Engel and the Waeco, so would be more acurate on technical details and equally positive on both brands I'm sure.

Rays Outdoors sell both.
Discount Camping sell both.
Snowy's Outdoors sell both.
TJM sell both.

See!.....no Engel vs Waeco, "mine is better than yours" argument from me:-)))